MAC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 18

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2023

The Saturday college basketball slate includes six games featuring a MAC team in action. Among those contests is the Ohio Bobcats playing the Central Michigan Chippewas. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the MAC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Central Michigan (+10) vs Ohio

The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (7.7 points) is tighter than the 10-point edge DraftKings gives to Ohio, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Central Michigan 12-13-0 3-1-0 9-11-0 4-6-0 6-7-0 6-8-0
Ohio 14-11-1 9-6-1 5-5-0 8-3-1 6-7-0 7-6-1

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Total Pick: Toledo at Bowling Green Under (165)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (156.7 points) much lower than the DraftKings over/under (165 points). Bet on the under.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Bowling Green 14-9-1 5-5-1 9-4-0 9-3-1
Toledo 17-7-1 8-3-0 6-4-1 6-6-1

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Moneyline Pick: Northern Illinois (-190) vs Miami (+160)

Score Prediction: Northern Illinois 77, Miami (OH) 71

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ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Northern Illinois 3-2 6-12 1-1 1-3 1-1 5-8 1-0 5-6
Miami (OH) 3-4 2-14 3-4 1-5 0-0 1-8 1-3 1-8

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Today’s MAC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Ohio (16-11) at Central Michigan (10-17) 2:00 PM ET ESPN3 Ohio (-10) 142.5
Ball State (19-8) at Western Michigan (7-20) 2:30 PM ET ESPN3 Ball State (-7.5) 146
Eastern Michigan (6-21) at Kent State (22-5) 4:00 PM ET ESPN3
Miami (OH) (8-18) at Northern Illinois (11-15) 4:30 PM ET ESPN3 Northern Illinois (-4.5) 147
Toledo (20-6) at Bowling Green (10-16) 5:00 PM ET ESPN3 Toledo (-9.5) 165
Buffalo (12-14) at Akron (18-8) 7:00 PM ET ESPN3 Akron (-9.5) 147

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